Boom Bada Boom Rastamouse

# Zooba-zooba, zooba-danga

# Zooba-zooba, zooba-day

# Rastamouse and Scratchy and Zoomer

# Also known as the Easy Crew

# Crime fighters They're very special agents

# Playing reggae when the work is through

# Give it up, give it up

# Give it up for the Easy Crew

# Solving mysteries in the neighbourhood

# Always there to make a bad thing good. #

Yo, guys! Sorry me late for the jam session.

Me been trying to get me bongos mended.

Look! Me was practising and practising me rhythms and bosh!

Don't worry yourself, Zoomer. We've not been jammin'.

We've been watching that crucial new drummer on TV again.

The one you think is proper wicked?

-The one you think should come play with us?

-Mm-hm.

-Her vibes is phat.

-How phat?

Mega-giga-phat! Her rhythms is so cool, they're hot.

-Hotter than mine?

-You'll find out soon enough.

-How come?

-Me went ahead and asked Trinny to guest with us

at the next Easy Crew gig.

So you really do want another drummer for the Easy Crew?

You might need help from that Trinny now you gone and busted your bongos.

Me no need me bongos to play the rhythms. See?

Hold up! Give me that!

What did you stop me for? Me want to practise plenty.

Nah, man. It's gettin' late.

-True that. Let's call it a night.

-Aw! Me got to go...somewhere.

Laters!

BUZZING

'Rastamouse, come in. Come in. Are you reading me?

'A message from President Wensley Dale. Come immediately.'

Yo, Rastamouse!

The President wants us. Where's Zoom at?

-Him fast asleep.

-Oh!

Me tried to wake him up, but him just keep snoring away.

Hm. That's odd, but we've not got time to wait. Come on.

Let's shift.

Me can't understand why Zoomer was too sleepy to get up

and come with us to the President's crib.

It's mighty strange.

Him normally so full of beans in the mornings.

Oh, Rastamouse, Scratchy.

M-M-Me glad you're here.

Me feeling most confused.

All the mouse in town can't wake up today.

Them just want to sleep and snooze.

Me getting calls from all over the place.

The mice can't get out of bed.

Me tuned in to Little Patch's breakfast show,

but listen what me hear instead.

SNORING

The same thing happening all over town.

Them little orphans still asleep, too.

Rastamouse, me need your help. Me no know what to do.

Come on, Easy - well, part of the Easy Crew -

to the Jammin' Dodger.

-Ha-ha!

-Hee-hee! Wicked!

LITTLE PATCH SNORES

(Little Patch, wake up.

-(You's on-air!)

-Huh?

Oh! Good mornin', Mouseland.

You're listening to the Toast And Jam Breakfast Show

-with me...

-LITTLE PATCH YAWNS

..Little Patch. I'm sorry about that little technical hitch.

Here's a crucial tune to get you all...

-LITTLE PATCH YAWNS

-..up and dancing.

MUSIC PLAYS

I can't believe me nodded off the mic.

Me hardly slept all last night.

-LITTLE PATCH YAWNS

-Something woke me up.

Hm. What kind of something?

The ship was moored by the beach, as usual,

and me thought me heard another boat

bumping against the side, over and over.

Boom-bada, boom boom!

Boom da-doom, da-doom! Like that.

Me went and looked and there were no other boat.

Then me couldn't get back to sleep.

First, Zoomer's all sleepyfied, and now Little Patch.

We better head into town -

find out who else can't stay awake, and why.

Yo, Fats, Sol! What's up?

-What?!

-Rastamouse, Scratchy!

Me was just mending Sol's car when me must have dozed off.

Me, too. Me just so tired.

Let me guess - something keep you awake?

That's right. A mighty strange noise.

Like the sound of rattlin' hubcaps.

Tss, tss-tss, tss!

No, man! It sounded more like someone throwing shoeboxes around.

Boof, boof, boofa!

-Shoeboxes, hubcaps?!

-Maybe you're just dreaming

about your work in the garage and the trainer store.

Sometimes a mouse can get too wrapped up in his work.

Me never dreamed them noises.

-Them was real enough.

-HE YAWNS

Tss, tss-tss, tss...

-Me already told you! It was boof...

-Come on, Scratchy.

Yo, Bagga T!

Me name's Bagga T, bag o' trouble, double G!

Me can't teach me lessons.

All them orphans nappin'. See?

Rastamouse! This most puzzling.

-We was kept awake by a load of...

-BOTH: Weird noises?

Yeah, man!

It sounded like pots and pans getting bashed about and ting!

Ting, ting, ting-ting-ting! Proper strange.

Not worry yourself, Bandulu.

This evening, the Easy Crew gonna get to the bottom of this, for sure.

Let's go get Zoomer.

ZOOMER SNORES

-There you are, Zoomer.

-ZOOMER YAWNS

Feeling fresh after a nice long nap?

-Sure am! Now, you guys ready to jam?

-We've not got time for jammin' now.

But me really want to practise with you guys.

That'll have to wait, Zoomer.

We've got to get back out there and find out why everyone's so sleepy.

-Come on!

-Oh, man!

Hm. Everything seems normal, so far.

What is it we're investigating, anyway?

If you'd managed to heave yourself out of bed this morning,

you'd know already.

Me couldn't help being all tired out and sleepy and ting.

We're not finding out anything here.

Let's go check out Crisp Trainers.

-Hm.

-There's nothing to see here, either!

Can't we get going now? Me got nuff stuff to do.

OK, Zoomer. That's cool.

Me and Scratchy are gonna carry on exploring.

Hoo-hoo! Thanks, guys!

Hm. These trainer boxes are all bashed in.

Look! Them skate tracks look like they come from Zoomer's skates.

Except him not come over here just now.

RASTAMOUSE SIGHS No, him never.

-Come on. Let's head to Fats' garage.

-Cool.

Oh, everything quiet here, too.

Eh? Yo, Rastamouse!

Check it! Hubcaps hanging like cymbals.

-Hm.

-And that's not all me found. Isn't this...?

A broken drumstick!

Me think so. And listen... DRUMMING

That noise coming from that cave up on that hill.

DRUMMING GETS LOUDER

I wonder what it is.

You'll see soon enough, Scratchy. Come on.

This way.

RASTAMOUSE CLEARS HIS THROAT

Rastamouse, Scratchy, what are you doing here?

Investigating the noises that have been keeping everyone awake.

It turns out them noises come from YOU!

Me?! All me doing is practising me rhythms.

Well, how come you do it at night, Zoomer?

And going all over town to do it?

Well, me worried that you want to replace me

with that drummer you think is mega-cool.

So you've been practising extra hard in secret so you can impress us?

Well, cos me bongos is broken,

me went looking for something to practise on.

Me started with the Jammin' Dodger till the rising tide

make me move on to the trainer store.

Them trainer boxes made a crisp sound,

but me bashed them in drumming too hard.

Then me broke me drumsticks using hubcaps

as cymbals outside Fats' yard.

Next, me practise in Bandulu's kitchen.

Guess me woke up all them orphans, too.

And even out here you heard me!

Night-time drumming's a dumb thing to do.

Me really sorry me cause all this hoo-ha, Rastamouse.

Don't worry yourself, Zoom... RASTAMOUSE YAWNS

-..Zoomer. You never realised.

-Too wrapped up in him work, right?

Right, we all need to go and catch up on some zeds,

and tomorrow, me know how you can make a bad thing good.

-Left a bit, left a bit.

-There you go.

-Now I'll fetch the microphones.

-Thanks, Zoomer, with all your help.

That's cool. Me kept everyone awake,

so me gotta help get everything ready.

A stage! A sound-system!

Me must be in the right place.

Me name's Trinny and me here to play with the Easy Crew.

What's that you're carrying? Me thought you was a drummer.

That's right - a STEEL drummer.

Ah, a steel drummer!

Listen up, brethren.

Ha-ha! Yeah, man! That's cool.

-Totally cool.

-And totally different from your vibes, right, Zoomer?

-Right!

-Ah, that's awesome, Trinny.

You'll be a wicked guest at the gig.

But we're never going to replace you, Zoomer.

When it comes to the drums, you're the main mouse.

Yeah! All right! High-five!

Come on, Mouseland.

Give it up for Trinny and her crucial steel-drumming skills.

THEY CHEER

Thanks, Zoomer. Over to you.

Easy Crew! Down here! Are you hearing me?

A message from President Wensley Dale. Listen up, you three.

Tonight, we all gonna sleep real deep

cos we're dancing as hard as we can.

Rastamouse, this gig is crucial.

Thanks! Me love that, man!

# Give it up, give it up

# Give it up for the Easy Crew

# Solving mysteries in the neighbourhood

# Always there to make a bad thing good! #